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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) — Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has made significant progress in preserving cultural relics, ancient sites, historic villages and intangible cultural heritage in recent years, systematically protecting the region's rural cultural heritage, according to a report released Thursday.
The report, titled “Harmony between Tradition and Modernity: Rural Development and Cultural Heritage in China’s Xizang,” was simultaneously published in Chinese and English by the China Foundation for Human Rights Development and the Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Xinhua News Agency.
As of December 2024, 4,468 cultural heritage sites and 2,373 cultural monuments protected at various levels have been surveyed and registered in the Xizang Autonomous Region, 70 of which are under special state protection, the report says.
Xizang is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of three landmarks: the Potala Palace, the Norbulingka Palace Complex, and the Jokhang Monastery. However, the Epic of King Gesar, Tibetan opera, and Tibetan herbal baths from Xizang have been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
According to the report, Xizang places great emphasis on preserving traditional Tibetan architectural craftsmanship. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), the central government allocated 83 million yuan (approximately US$11.7 million) to support the preservation of historic towns and villages, including Sakya and Jedexoi towns, Congo village, and others.
These efforts aim to restore and protect traditional Tibetan buildings, modernise infrastructure and improve the living environment for the people.
Currently, Xizang has 2,760 representative intangible cultural heritage objects of various levels and 1,668 representative heirs. An urgent census of 66 elderly representative heirs at the national level and 8 representative heirs at the autonomous region level has been completed. Furthermore, a total of 224 intangible cultural heritage-related workshops have been established.
The report states that 80 percent of intangible cultural heritage sites are located in rural areas, and 90 percent of intangible cultural heritage beneficiaries are farmers and herders.
The lives of people in rural areas of the SAR have undergone significant changes since its formation 60 years ago.
In 2024 alone, Xizang authorities allocated 5.19 billion yuan to build 300 new harmonious and beautiful villages on highland plateaus, helping to improve both public health and rural living conditions.
Meanwhile, by 2024, the total length of roads put into operation in rural Tibet reached 94,800 km, ensuring 100 percent coverage of townships, townships and administrative villages by the highway network, thereby forming a modern transportation network covering the entire region, the report said.
It notes that, guided by the concept of "emerald waters and green mountains—a priceless treasure," ecotourism has become a "golden key" to enriching local communities. Between 2016 and 2024, an average of 516,000 jobs in environmental protection were created annually for local residents. -0-
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